Chinnaswamy stampede: Karnataka Cricket Association officials move HC, seek quashing of FIR

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PTILast Updated: Jun 06, 2025, 01:29:00 PM IST

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KSCA President Raghu Ram Bhat and other officials have petitioned the Karnataka High Court to dismiss the FIR filed against them following the Chinnaswamy stadium stampede. This action comes after Chief Minister Siddaramaiah ordered the arrest of representatives from RCB, DNA entertainment, and KSCA, citing irresponsibility and carelessness.

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Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) President Raghu Ram Bhat and a few other office bearers moved the Karnataka High Court on Friday seeking to quash the FIR filed against them in the Chinnaswamy stadium stampede case.

Police on Thursday registered an FIR against RCB, event management firm DNA entertainment private limited, and Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA).

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddarmaiah too on Thursday had instructed the state DGP and IGP to immediately arrest the representatives of RCB, DNA entertainment and KSCA in connection with the stampede, as prima facie there was "irresponsibility" and "carelessness" on their part.

The stampede occurred on Wednesday evening in front of the stadium, where a large number of people thronged to participate in the RCB team's IPL victory celebrations. Eleven people have died and 56 were injured in the incident.

Meanwhile, four officials of RCB and DNA entertainment were taken into custody, police sources said on Friday.

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